Cirrus@Austlit

'Princess Leila of Surhaadi runs away from home after her mother says that she wished Leila had died instead of her sister. Leila arrives in New York and puts on the clothing and red lipstick her sister left behind sixteen years earlier. She visits the hotel’s bar and is fascinated by a mysterious man with a wild aura. After growing up within the walls of a palace, Leila decides to take a brave step. But after giving him her virginity, she’s taken aback when he coldly leaves her the next morning!' (Publication summary)

'Overprotected her whole life, Layla is about to experience the world for herself!
Princess Layla of the desert country Ishra has drawn the incredibly talented Australian lawyer Mikael into her secret plan. Thanks to her overprotective father, she’s never left her country, even though she’s twenty-four! Layla has also been ordered to marry a man she hates before she’s ever experienced real love. She wants to live her life on her own terms at least once, so she accompanies her older brother on his honeymoon. Once she’s away from home, she sneaks off to spend a week with Mikael, free of all obligations, but it seems there was one factor she hadn’t accounted for…' (Publication summary)